please. >> steven woodruff from the northern mariana islands. i'm speaking in favor of this amendment because one of the great tragedies of the last 50 years has been the loss of the family farms, the loss of diversity and real competitiveness in farming in favor of concentration andco industrialization in agriculture. [applause] >> anyone else? a >> we have more, yeah. farmers steward nearly half of all of the land in this nation, and we need farmers not only to produce the food that we eat, but also to to help us combat climate change and be good stewards of our soil, our air, our water, oceans and other natural resources.ces. this program would simply allow farmers to make ten years of income-driven payments, student loan payments before having their balance forgiven just like other public service jobs, government jobs, nurses, doctors. thank you. [applause] >> john yoakam from nebraska. the beef state where we have more cows than people. i stand in favor of this motion. [laughter] [applause] >> carly stephenson from indiana. pork and corp..